Second US Army officer asserts bias in Guantanamo detainee tribunals
A second US Army officer who sat on Combatant Status Review Tribunals (CSRTs) at Guantanamo Bay has made an affidavit criticizing the panels for being inconsistent and biased towards the government. Attorneys...
Federal judge reinstates Gitmo habeas petitions, restoring detainee access to lawyers
A federal judge Friday overturned his previous ruling dismissing 16 lawsuits challenging the indefinite detention of about 40 terror suspects detained at Guantanamo Bay , in the process avoiding new limitations on lawyers' access to...
The US Supreme Court begins its fall term Monday with oral arguments in cases concerning the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act and the state of Washington's primary election system. Among the...
DOJ rejects allegations Guantanamo 'enemy combatant' rulings pressured
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) Friday rejected allegations made by a US Army officer previously involved in Combatant Status Review Tribunal (CSRT) proceedings at Guantanamo Bay that the CSRTs were pressured to declare detainees...
The US Supreme Court Friday agreed to hear the appeals of Guantanamo Bay detainees who are seeking habeas corpus review of their detentions. The Court denied petitions for certiorari [PDF text;...
Guantanamo tribunal officer says CSRTs pressured on 'enemy combatant' rulings
The Combatant Status Review Tribunals (CSRT) at Guantanamo Bay were pressured to declare detainees "enemy combatants" based on vague or incomplete evidence, according to a Friday affidavit filed with a DC appeals court by a...
JURIST Contributing Editor Marjorie Cohn of Thomas Jefferson School of Law, president of the National Lawyers Guild, says that the Supreme Court's failure to marshall enough votes to review the habeas-stripping provisions of the Military Commissions Act at this stage...
Boumedienne v. Bush, Al Odah v. United States, US Supreme Court, April 2, 2007 . Read the denial per Chief Justice Roberts ,...
Supreme Court declines to hear Guantanamo detainee habeas appeals
A divided US Supreme Court Monday denied petitions for certiorari in two cases brought by Guantanamo Bay detainees seeking habeas corpus review of their detentions. The petitions for certiorari came in the...
Lynne Kates : "In their decision in Al Odah/Boumediene on Tuesday, the Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit produced a heavily formalist decision upholding the Military Commissions Act of 2006 and...
